Sufficient scientific evidence exists to recommend HPV DNA testing in the triage of women with equivocal cytology and in follow ... of the squamous epithelium. CIN: Cervical intraepithelial ...

with cytology in triage of HPV positives (new policy). Outcome The primary evaluation was the detection rate of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia grade 2 or worse (CIN2+). Results During January 2012 ...

The advent of effective antiretroviral therapy (ART) has increased the lifespan of many people living with HIV. As a result, ...

The cervical cap is a vaginal barrier method of birth control. It consists of silicone rubber and works by preventing sperm from entering your uterus. To get one, you’ll need a prescription from ...

Occasionally, the public has been alarmed by media reports of cases of cervical cancer preceded by normal Pap smears (The Wall Street Journal. November 2, 1987:1). To savvy clinicians, this should ...

lhsc.on.ca Background Pleural fluid cytology is an important diagnostic test used for the investigation of pleural effusions. There is considerable variability in the reported sensitivity for the ...

Applications for impression cytology include diagnosing a wide range of ocular surface disorders, documenting sequential changes in the conjunctival and corneal surface over time, staging conjunctival ...

Materials and methods: Twenty patients representing cervicitis, CIN I, CIN II, and CIN III underwent nanopore sequencing for HPV genotype and integration site analysis. HPV integration profiles were ...

They underwent colposcopically directed biopsy (CDB) and ECC during the same period due to abnormal screening results (HPV testing and/or cytology) in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology of ...

Widespread use of cervical screening cytology started in Norway during the 1970s, and an organised cervical screening programme has been effective since 1995. The programme recommends screening every ...